Postdoctoral fellow in gravitational wave data analysis and noise mitigation for LISA at University of British Columbia
03.04.2024
Postdoctoral fellow in gravitational wave data analysis and noise mitigation for LISA at University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow position in gravitational wave astronomy to contribute to the LISA mission. LISA, recently adopted by the European Space Agency for an expected launch in the mid-2030s, is a space-based gravitational wave observatory optimized for detecting gravitational wave signals in the millihertz frequency range. The successful applicant will develop and test analysis methods to identify and remove transient noise from LISA data as well as methods for finding and fitting novel transient gravitational wave signals such as bursts from highly eccentric hierarchical triple systems. The UBC Gravitational Wave group has extensive experience in noise characterization and mitigation for LIGO as well as in large-scale computing for gravitational wave astronomy. The successful candidate will join the large, vibrant gravitational wave group in Vancouver. Application by May 1, 2024, open until filled.